This kit comes in a cute little blue box (too small when opened to successfully store all materials in it). The presentation is neat, I was pleasantly surprised when opening the package. I then open this little box, everything is there. And it makes you want to get started!
So I plug my Raspberry Pi B + (watch the GPIO table comes with is not compatible with the B + but Dupont male / female cables can be replaced), insert the CD into a PC (which is a software to create schemes, scripts, videos of tutorials and two PDF result: one to install dependencies and which is a copy of the booklet) and begins to make the first "tutorial": a flashing LED.
First surprise: the connection described could have been greatly simplified. Second surprise: the script, although it simple when you know a little programming, is not explained. It is simply written to compile the script (well, they say all the same how) and launch it. A short conclusion to the "Well, you can do this now" happens thereafter.
Ultimately, this is not really a problem, you can open it ourselves, analyze it ... but for the principle, it would have been cool though to explain a little, just for beginners!
Another thing: the scripts work (when you can throw them, I'm getting there) but they are not AT ALL optimized. Why not say a simple "write gpio 0 1" also works? It's just a line and it not eat bread!
Sometimes the described control to start the script is not good.
However, proposed projects are pretty friendly.
Well, that was for the manual. Just in the hardware:
The Breadboard is good, I like it.
The cables are of average quality: compared to a set of 40 cables to 4 also bought on amazon, they are really cheap.
The LCD does not work with me. It has only enlighten, not to inject text. Oh and by the same token, you have to solder the Pin Headers to expect it to work ... and it's written anywhere! So when it is already on the diagram, it is confusing.
Dot Matrix: there, it's just hilarious: a pictures of my review, you can see my Dot Matrix plugué on my breadboard. Behind we see on the video cabling that I'm supposed to do ... of course, is impossible, the breadboard is too small for the dot matrix. The worst is that I'm counting the holes on the breadboard on the video and compare it to mine, they are the same! Same for the number of LEDs on the dot matrix! BUT WHAT KIND OF MAGIC IS THIS?! I managed, by fiddling (you will also not enough cable in this kit to successfully do it this way to connect all the same and it did not work either.
After the LCD Dot Matrix and I decided to return the test kit without the other components.
You guessed it, I am not satisfied and I certainly do not recommend this kit: you will learn that you take the head with it.
I think an Arduino starter kit worth more instantly. Although a bit more expensive (tens of euros more, it's not huge), the components are mostly compatible with the Raspberry Pi and you will have more a little more history of Arduino push your learning .